Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-22
IN KANSAS cry.



honor Of the president of tn
United States was noisy and tumultuOus
but the proceedings were attended with N,
more disorder than seems to be inevitable
wherever the president appears. The adj
vent of the president has hardly left stand
ing room in the town. The ride was an
enjoyable affair. The carriages of the Wis
itoys and escort were preceded and followet
by s-lai troops of cavalry. The marshal
of the procession, Colonel Milton Moore
accompanied by about twenty deputies
headed the line, The party set out
from the hotel at $3.50 a. IN. amid
the cheers of the multitude and
made its way rapidly through that portion
of the town without stopping until il
reached the highest eminence of the city.
Immediately beneath stretched five or sir
square miles of railroad yards, and as the
Presidents carriage made its appearance or
\ the brow of the hill every locomotive oil
all the fifteen railroads centering here blew
/ its whistle. A brief pause was made at the
exposition building, but the president did
not ahght. From this point the party pro.
ceeded to the site of the projected new
4 Y. NJ. C. A. building, corner
of Ninth and Locust streets, Of
which the president laid the corner
stone. This ceremony was preceded by
| the singing of hymns and brief address
and prayer by Bishop Hendrix.
LAYS THE CORNER STONE.
! The presidents remarks on this occasion
were as follows:
In the busy activity of our daily life
| we are apt to neglect the instrumentalities
! which are quietly but eiiectually doing the
most important service in moulding our
n tional character. Among these, and
challenging but little notice compared
with their valuable results, are the Young
mems Christian association scattered
throughout our country All will admit
/ the supreme Importance of that
honesty and fixed principle which rest upon
Christian motives and purposes. and all
| will acknowledge the sad and increasing
temptations which beset our Young men
and lure them to their destruction. TO
save these young men, oftentimes de-
! pmyed of restraints of home. from degraia-
ton and ruin, and to fit them for useful
ness and honor, these associations have en-
! tered the field of Christian effort, and are
| pushing their noble work. When it is con-
| sidered that the subjects of their efforts are
to be active men for good or evil in the
next generation, worldly prudence dictates
| that these associations should be
aided and encouraged. Their increase and
| fiourishing condition reflect the highest
honor upon the good men who have moved
| themselves to this work and demonstrate
4 that the American people are not entirely
| lacking in appreciation of its value. Tween
/ ty years ago but one Of these associations
owned building, and that was valued ut
/ $1,000. To-day more than q hundred
such buildings, valued at more than five
million dollars, are identifying different
cities and reckoning our young men to lives
OF usefulness. l am especially pleased to
lie able to participate to-day in the layingof
the corner stone of another of these editiCes
in this active and growing city, and trust
that the encouragement given to the Young
mems Christian association located here
may be commensurate with its assured
usefulness and in keeping with the gener-
osity and intelligence which characterizes
the people of Kansas City"
PICEPOCKETS AT WORK.
| While the ceremonies were in progress a
corps of pckpockets, which had followed
the presidential party throughout its tour,
industriOusly piled their art. One of these
! gentry was discovered by his victim in the
act just too late, however. to prevent the
| robbery. Loud cries of sCatch that man, .
! interrupted the impressive proceedings tor
time. The man was seen to dash from
| the crowd, fall off stone wall, knock over
one or two women and rush for freedom.
| with three or four policemen after him
When the brief proceedings were ended
| the president and his party went to their
| hotel, where all hour was given to lunch
KANSAS City. Mo-, Oct. 13-In the
| afternoon the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land were escorted through the business
| streets of the city to the government build
| ing, where they arrived about 8 O'Clock
| They were escorted out upon the front
| pOrtie) where stand had been erected.
| facing the crowd Of fully 80, 900 people.
Mayor Kumpf made a formal speech OF
welcome, which the president replied at
some length.
He sloke of the wonderful growth. pros
perity and enterprise of Kansas City. QUIT
ed statistics and made conn arisons " len
he thought indicated substantial prosperity.
He closed as fIllows:
When I leave you shall 90 on my way
of travel to visit our fellow-citizens in the
south. shall hear to the older cities the
impression male by my observation OF the
new, fresh and astounding growth Of toh.e
OF the west. | shall see their section of
our country whose prosperity is
necessary 10 your prosperity. | shall
not ind the people needless of our
natio IS growth and welfare, but 1
shall find there as well as here, deter
mined, cheerful American pride ofcountry.
stimulating to activity and enterprise. and
leading not less there than here to national
greatness and glory. The west and south
and every section are hand in hand in this
sublime mission and no discord of partisan
hate and rancor should be allowed to inter-
rupt the cadence of their steady tread.n
At the conclusion ofthe Presidents re-
marks the people were given an opportuni-
ty to greet him and his wife. The recep-
ton continued until five O'Clock and there
were then still number in line who left
disappointed. The party returned to the
Coates house for dinner
This evening at o'clock the president.
Mrs. Cleveland and party were entertained
at dinner by the reception committee and
several other prominent citizens with their
wives. The festivities closed TONIGHT with
the pageant of the Priests of the Palace and
their subsequent hall The magnificent
pageant was reviewed by the president
from the balcony of the hotel.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the party quietly
proceeded TO their train, and by ii were on
their way to Memphis. Mrs. Cleveland is
held in warm remembrance by the patients
at the city hospital, who were beneticiaries
OF a thoughtful act of kindness on her
part. The flowers which flied the presi-
dents car on arrival here and all those
she received in this city, making large
wagon load, were by her directions sent 10
the hospital for the benefit of the patients.